---
name: "Phalanx Vanguard"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance"]
set: "BRO"
set_name: "The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "19"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "265f461e-d076-4119-8ea4-96360305f3a0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phalanx-vanguard-bro"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Phalanx Vanguard
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
Whenever an artifact you control enters, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

> *The cool, sleek automatons beside her mirrored her own iron resolve.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Bladed Sentinel](/printing/bladed-sentinel-mbs.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
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6. [Ardent Militia](/printing/ardent-militia-7ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War (BRO) #19
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`